prickliest
Sharpest to touch
Prickliest is the superlative of prickly—the most covered in sharp points or the most irritable and touchy.
A cactus may be the prickliest plant in the garden; a colleague may be the prickliest person in the meeting.
That's the prickliest question we'll face today.
Having sharp protrusions
- spinyHaving sharp points
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
- spikyHaving sharp projections
pointed · jagged · scratchy · rough · sharp · needled · stubbly · coarse
Easily provoked to annoyance
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- irascibleProne to outbursts
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- crankyIll-tempered and peevish
petulant · peevish · touchy · grouchy · cantankerous · choleric · surly · querulous
Spiny flowering weed
- cactusSpiny desert plant
- brambleThorny wild shrub
- nettlesPrickly plants causing rash
- burSpiny seed husk
burr · briar · gorse · hawthorn · blackberry · rosebush · holly · yucca
Barbed defensive rodent
Impossible to access or befriend
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- coldLow temperature state
- distantFar away or aloof
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
reserved · withdrawn · forbidding · unfriendly · unwelcoming · unsociable · off-putting · bristling
thorny
Having sharp protrusions
spiky · pointed · jagged · scratchy · rough · sharp · needled · stubbly · coarse · abrasive
irritable
Easily provoked to annoyance
cranky · petulant · peevish · touchy · grouchy · cantankerous · choleric · surly · querulous · snappish
thistle
Spiny flowering weed
bur · burr · briar · gorse · hawthorn · blackberry · rosebush · holly · yucca · agave
porcupine
Barbed defensive rodent
unapproachable
Impossible to access or befriend
standoffish · reserved · withdrawn · forbidding · unfriendly · unwelcoming · unsociable · off-putting · bristling · defensive